The NetBeans IDE is pretty good on its own, but even handier once you start extending it with plugins specific to your needs. In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen introduces ...

See how overloaded constructors provide flexible initialization and how the this() method reduces duplicate code in a Java class. Follow the essential steps to download Java 21, configure Windows ...

History suggests that if an open-source project is designed to leverage the energy of the development community and offers an architecture that supports virtually unlimited change and adaptability, it ...

On Tuesday Oracle announced the release of a new version of its NetBeans IDE that takes advantage of the latest enhancements in the newest release of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE 8).

The Sun Microsystems-led NetBeans developer community this week released a beta version of the NetBeans 5.0 open source IDE, with enhancements for client development based on Java. The general release ...

Sun Microsystems announced NetBeans Profiler Milestone 11, the latest release of its Java app profiler, and an add-on to the upcoming open-source NetBeans IDE release 5. App profilers provide ...

The NetBeans community has released the latest build of its open source, Java-based integrated development environment (IDE) with, among other new features, a dual-licensing scheme. NetBeans 6.0 Beta ...

A new report indicates that Sun Microsystems plans to include SOA functionality within the next release of the NetBeans IDE, and will be extended for other languages besides Java. NetBeans is an ...

In an unexpected move, vendor decides to license open source Java under the GPL. First batch of source codes are also released. The move comes after Sun last month led the industry to believe it would ...

Earlier this month, NetBeans announced its Innovator Grants program designed to award "ideas on how to improve the NetBeans Project." Ten programmers or programming teams will earn grants of $11,500 ...